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GOMA

During its relatively short existence GOMA has quickly established itself as the proverbial jewel in Brisbane’s visual arts crown.

Read On GOMA

During its relatively short existence GOMA has quickly established itself as the proverbial jewel in Brisbane’s visual arts crown.

Read On GOMA

Brisbane’s arts and cultural scene is thriving, with world class theatre, art galleries, dance and music, film and theatre as well as a host of museums and excellent libraries. Highlights are GOMA, Australia’s leading modern art gallery, the Queensland Ballet directed by Li Cunxin (Mao’s Last Dancer), Queensland Theatre and Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Brisbane’s unique indie arts centre the Brisbane Powerhouse. Brisbane also hosts first class festivals such as the annual 3 week Brisbane Festival and Brisbane International Film Festival and Brisbane Writers Festival.

Amity house and back yard on Welsby St New Farm
New Farm
Amity
Of all the grand timber villas that in the 19th century were studded along New Farm’s riverfront, Amity is the sole survivor.
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Annerley Army Reserve Depot warehouse building on Dudley St in Annerley
Annerley
Annerley Army Reserve Depot
This pair of army drill halls (and their parade ground), dating from 1914 and 1954 respectively are a rare surviving and intact pair from totally different eras.
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Archerfield Airport art deco main terminal building
Archerfield
Archerfield Airport
Brisbane’s second airport, located 11km south of the CBD and once the home of QANTAS, Ansett and TAA, has a history dating back to 1855.
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Ascot Railway Station
Ascot
Ascot Railway Station
As a quaintly suitable accessory for the nearby historical race grounds, Racecourse (later Ascot) Railway Station was purpose built to bring in the crowds to the popular horse races.
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Avalon house on Brunswick St New Farm
New Farm
Avalon
One of the first block of flats to be built in Brisbane (in 1929), the start of a trend that saw New Farm’s Victorian villas replaced with art deco and Spanish Mission flats
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Ballow Chambers building on Wickham Tce Spring Hill
Spring Hill
Ballow Chambers
At the time Ballow Chambers was was built in 1924-26, Wickham Tce was in the throes of establishing itself as Medical Row with doctor’s rooms popping up everywhere.
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Bardon house's sandstone facade in Bardon.
Bardon
Bardon House
This gothic gabled stone house was designed and built by prominent mid-19th century Brisbane citizen and mayor from 1864-65 Joshua Jeays on 39 acres of freehold land.
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Baroona Labor Hall building facade on Caxton street Petrie Terrace.
Petrie Terrace
Baroona Labor Hall
In its early days this grand decorative building was the venue for distribution of unemployment, sickness and funeral benefits for needy families by the founding group of members.
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Bertholmehouse and front yard in New Farm
New Farm
Bertholme
In the late 19th century the riverside of this part of new farm was lined with grand residences and ornate villas such as this sandstone one.
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Beth Eden house facade and garden in Graceville
Graceville
Beth Eden
Courier newspaper proprieter Charles Buzzacott was so impressed with the Courier building designed for him by the talented and ubiquitous Richard Gailey that he commissioned him to design this gracious villa.
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Bishopsbourne building in Milton
Milton
Bishopsbourne
Hidden amongst the trees on the hill behind the XXXX Brewery is this old brick See house, built in 1865-68 for Edward Tufnell, the first Anglican Bishop of Brisbane.
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Entrance to Boggo Road Gaol
Dutton Park
Boggo Road Gaol
Boggo Road Gaol opened in 1883 as a replacement for the dreaded Brisbane Gaol on Petrie Terrace and closed its heavy reinforced doors for the last time in 1992.
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Booroodabin Bowls Club bowling green and building in Newstead
Newstead
Booroodabin Bowls Club
As Queensland’s oldest bowls club, Booroodabin was founded in 1888 under the patronage of Lord Lamington
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Boothville house facade on Seventh Ave in Windsor Brisbane.
Windsor
Boothville
The imposing Victorian villa Boothville began life as a stroke of luck for a lucky office manager of the Queensland National Bank.
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Brisbane Arcade, Brisbane CBD, historic buildings, Queensland shopping, designer labels
Cbd
Brisbane Arcade
Built in 1923 on the site of notorious Patrick Mayne’s butcher shop, the Brisbane Arcade is a splendid Edwardian baroque gallery of shops
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Brisbane City Hall's clock tower
Cbd
Brisbane City Hall
Brisbane’s first Town Hall was built in Queen St in 1864 and by 1882 was already considered inadequate to house the council chambers.
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